4. Navigating the Matrix
The extraordinary story of a decade-long battle with the Post Office, fought by its own sub-postmasters. Today, the campaign finds some important allies in Westminster.
The extraordinary story of a decade-long battle with the Post Office, fought by their own sub-postmasters. Some call it the widest miscarriage of justice in UK legal history.
After the introduction of a new computer system in the early 2000s, the Post Office began using its data to accuse sub-postmasters of falsifying accounts and stealing money. Many were fired and financially ruined; others were prosecuted and even put behind bars.
In this ten-part series, journalist Nick Wallis gets right to the heart of the story, as he talks to those whose lives were shattered and follows the twists and turns of a David and Goliath battle as the sub-postmasters tried to fight back.
Today we hear the part a helicopter crash played in the campaign for justice as the sub-postmasters take their case to Westminster.
Presenter: Nick Wallis
Producer: Robert Nicholson
Executive Producer: Will Yates
A Whistledown production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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The Great Post Office Trial
The extraordinary story of a campaign to uncover a massive scandal at the Post Office.
